"I grabbed them and brought them over," he says. "The two-year-old was crying. I gave him a cupcake and toys and he calmed down."

Fire investigators say the eight people inside the ProspectAvenue home suffered various injuries while escaping the flames. Most are being treated for smoke-related respiratory symptoms.

Maria Reyesnevarez, 31,suffered second degree burns to her arm. Idalia Sanchez, 28,suffered a broken ankle when she jumped from a second floor window, and ten-month-old Allison Gamez suffered second- and third-degree burns to 42% of her body. Allison's prognosis is reported as "good" due to the lack of respiratory injury.

There is no cause of the fire yet, but investigators believe it started in the front room on the first floor. There were working smoke detectors in the home, but firefighters are still trying to figure out why the residents didn't get out sooner.